“If that’s the case, then Roddy and Essie don’t need to come to your place either.”

Reynaldo squinted slightly, a hint of coldness clearly visible on his face. But he didn’t say anything harsh to the children after all, just said lightly, “I didn’t say you couldn’t let your mother go back to live.”

I was stunned. What does this mean? Is he willing to let me go back to the Duffy’s villa?

“Great, Mom…” Roddy held my hand and said, “Daddy is willing to let you come back to live. Let’s go live with Daddy together. Roddy likes to see Daddy and Mommy together.”

I glanced at Reynaldo. The man’s face was very cold, as if he was so aggrieved to let me stay with him for the sake of the child.

I lowered my head and said to Roddy, “Forget it, you guys don’t need to today…”

“Esmeralda!” Reynaldo suddenly warned me in a cold voice.

Without waiting for me to speak, he put down Essie, grabbed my arm, pulled me aside, and whispered, “Do you have to stop the kids from getting close to me? It was the same last time we went to the amusement park, and it’s the same this time when we stay at my place. Do you really want Anton to be their father so badly?”

“I didn’t!” I muttered, thought for a moment, and finally compromised, “Forget it, forget it. If you want them to stay at your place so much, then you take them away. I’ll come pick them up in a few days.”

“Didn’t you live together?” The man’s tone was restrained.

I looked at him inexplicably and said, “If you hate me so much, wouldn’t it be more troublesome for you if I went? Besides, aren’t you mainly interested in getting close to the children? It’s not like you want to get close to me.”

I don’t know how these words made him so angry; the force on my arm increased a lot, making me frown in pain.

He gritted his teeth and said, “If you don’t go, will they go? You are deliberately not letting them come to me!”

“You’re wronging me again.”

I patted his hand on my arm and said, “Let go. I’ll go talk to them and make sure they behave and follow you.”

Reynaldo frowned, his eyes coldly staring at me as if he were extremely angry.

I said with a pout, “You Reynaldo are still as difficult as ever to please. I was willing to persuade them to stay at your place for a few days, why are you still angry?”

Reynaldo was so angry that he poked his cheek with his tongue and finally sneered, “Fine, you go ahead and say it.”

“Then you let me go.” I glanced at the hand that was still pinching my arm.

He turned his face away, took a deep breath, and then let go of me. Both children stared at me and Reynaldo with a look of confusion on their faces.

Roddy asked, “Mommy, did daddy argue with you?”

I smiled and said, “No.”

Essie held my hand and asked, “So are we still going to stay at Daddy’s place?”

“Did you want to go?” I asked them.

The two children nodded together.

“Then you guys can go back with him today.”

“Where’s mommy?” Essie instantly tightened her grip on my hand.

I smiled and patted her little head, “You guys go stay for a few days first, mommy will come pick you up later.”

Reynaldo loosened his tie on the side and said softly, “This time, they are going to stay at my place.”